Species Gongylonema macropodum Spratt, 2023
- Gongylonema macropodum Spratt, D.M. 2023. Redescription of species of Gongylonema Molin, 1857 (Nematoda: Spiruroidea: Gongylonematidae) parasitic in some Australian vertebrate hosts and descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 5239(2): 204–220.
Type data:
Holotype SAMA AHC49235 (Holotype = Male; Allotype = Female, AHC49236), Townsville, Queensland.
Paratype(s) SAMA AHC49237–AHC49240 (AHC49237 - 4 male specimens, AHC49238 - 3 male specimens; AHC49239 - 3 female specimens, AHC49240 - 2 female specimens), same data as Holotype.Type host:
Notamacropus agilis Gould, 1842 [MACROPODIDAE] Agile wallaby
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Queensland: Hervey's Range, Townsville; Ingham; Tully; Cromarty (south of Townsville); Rockhampton
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790 [MACROPODIDAE] Eastern grey kangaroo).
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPIRURIDA | 17-Apr-2023 | ADDED |